Fifty-nine percent of the poll’s respondents said that insurance plans should be made to cover birth control, even if they are being issued by religious institutions which oppose birth control measures. Thirty-four percent said such institutions shouldn’t be forced to cover birth control.

Among Catholics, the numbers are quite similar to general public, with 57 percent supporting the measure and 36 percent opposing it. However, only 43 percent of evangelical Christians support the directive, whereas 50 percent oppose it.